Example sentences of "[conj] it be something " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in actual fact , although it 's something multiplied by something , it gives you the answer . |
| 2 | But , although it was something to tell the others at school , secretly I thought he was important enough already . |
| 3 | We tell ourselves that it 's something we should be starting on " one of these days ' . |
| 4 | Erm I mean some people say , quite wrongly , that it 's something that does n't take any part in the reaction but speeds it up , but how can it do that . |
| 5 | Copy it to Andrew and then Andrew knows when the I B I S invoice comes forward that it 's something to be |
| 6 | Most will have a dim idea that it 's something to do with conservation and looking after nature . |
| 7 | They 're offering a gift , you know … the fact that each one is a piece of work , so much has gone into it that it 's something very special , and I understand that it 's very nerve-wracking for them to offer it , to perform it … |
| 8 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
| 9 | There 's so much in what Chris has said is there not , that we , I 'm so pleased that your address is going to be published because I feel that it 's something we shall want to have and to take back to our organisations . |
| 10 | The Aldershot method was particularly important for me because I realised that it 's something we use every day or we see every day er and it emotionally prepares the audience the listener for what I 'm going to say . |
| 11 | I understand there are problems er but as a general principle it does seem to me that it 's something that needs to be looked at and the minister has said that a lot of these matters will be dealt with by a statement of practice and er he was asked by the honourable gentleman , the member for South Hams I think , er er er what the status of er these people were . |
| 12 | There is no way that we can change those without the agreement of all the other members of the community er but I know that it 's something that er my colleagues at the foreign office are extremely concerned with . |
| 13 | I do n't know , I imagine that it 's something tha they 're construct some work of art they |
| 14 | erm For example if erm two people are walking down the street and there 's a certain amount of jostling , then the victim , if he is a victim , may well consider that it 's not violent , or that it 's nothing out of the ordinary , or that it 's something which is acceptable , and then not take the matter any farther . |
| 15 | What I like about them and where I think their strengths are is that they do put science , the physical sciences , in that bracket of activity which is fun , excitement and leisure and enjoyment and that it moves away from the notion that it 's something you do on a wet Friday afternoon at school . |
| 16 | What I like about them and where I think their strengths are is that they do put science , the physical sciences , in that bracket of activity which is fun , excitement and leisure and enjoyment and that it moves away from the notion that it 's something you do on a wet Friday afternoon at school . |
| 17 | All consciousness does in its own right is to tell us that it is something internal which fulfils a certain role . |
| 18 | You can be as active or as lazy as you wish ; the important thing is that it is something you want to do rather than something you feel you should do ; |
| 19 | He guesses that it is something to do with education and reflects wryly that ‘ all we got was a bible and a thick ear ’ . |
| 20 | Because the theme of betrayal figures so often in fable , myth and legend throughout all cultures , it seems that it is something we must all know about at one level or another and need to have formalized in story form . |
| 21 | It may , according to circumstances and the personalities involved , be best to fix a regular mutually agreeable day for visiting , so that it is something to be looked forward to and prepared for . |
| 22 | David Held argues that it is something found ‘ in and between all groups , institutions ( formal and informal ) and societies , cutting across public and private life . |
| 23 | Such parents know that it is something they have been socialised into by a segregated society , and that things could have been otherwise : that they ought to be otherwise ( It 's not fair … ’ ) . |
| 24 | Accurate information about epilepsy is essential to avoid the perception that it is something to be ashamed of or feared . |
| 25 | Perhaps most of all , it needs staying power , realism and a belief that it is something worth working for . |
| 26 | Equally he knows that it is something he will ignore at his peril . |
| 27 | It must be said , however , that it is something of an injustice to him to do this , since his ideas and interests subsequently developed in a number of important ways . |
| 28 | But I think that we can persuade them that it is something that Parliament has said a planning application that deals with local issues can be determined locally . |
| 29 | ‘ I am rapidly coming to the conclusion , ’ said Busacher thoughtfully , ‘ that it is something personal with Madge Grimsilk and me . |
| 30 | I , I agree that it is something that we must make sure that we arrange in future because people do get nervous about the cars out there unattended and er |